Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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